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ORG-25363

Plot Data by Sorted X

LabTalk command to change line plots by worksheet order or sorted X

Perform automatic X value sorting of data in line or line-symbol plots without having to sort the worksheet columns. This is particularly useful when you have multiple columns in a worksheet and want to plot any two columns against each other, without having to reorder the worksheet rows.

Apply x value sorting to a particular data plot with this LabTalk script command:
layer.plot1.line.sortx=1; //sort X of 1st plot in current layer

Once sorted, the graph can be saved as a template for future use, if desired.

ORG-25298

More skip data points options in plot

Smart skip point options based on data density and shape

For scatter plots and line+symbol plots, go to the Drop Lines tab.

Two Smart Skip options are added:

• Smart Skip (Total Points Kept) keeps the number of points set and skips the other points based on data density and shape.

• Smart Skip (% of Points Skipped) keeps the percentage of points set and skips the other points based on data density and shape.

  

System Variable @SMM determines the method used for Smart Skip:

^{0: Largest Triangle}

^{1: Y-threshold}

^{2: Data Distance Threshold}

^{3: Douglas-Peucker-Hull}

^{4: Largest Triangle for Segments(default)}

LT controlled can be used to specify starting skip points. In the example below, 10 means start to perform skip from the 10th row in the workbook data.

layer.plot1.symbol.skipstart=10

ORG-25213

Enable auto rescale on Mini Toolbar

Auto Rescale control for 2D and 3D layer level mini toolbar.

Once it’s enabled, when data are changed, graph axis will auto rescale to reflect it.

Previously needed to go to Axis dialog to set the rescale mode to Auto.

Or click the Rescale button (Ctrl+R) to manually rescale to show all.

For 3D, it’s a dropdown list

For 2D, it’s a checkbox

ORG-25580

Alternate Sides to Show Ticks and Labels

For multi-panel graphs arranged in 1 row or 1 column, added option to alternate sides to show ticks, tick labels and axis title

Use Alternate Side to Show Ticks and Labels Checkbox is added in:

• Stack… plot dialog

• Merge Graph Windows dialog (if either the number of columns or number of rows is 1)

• Arrange Layers dialog

ORG-25214

Smaller Z axis length Allowed

Extended minimum Z axis length to 10%

In previous versions, Z axis length could only be as small as 25% of full length. In Origin 2023, the minimum value can be as small as 10%.

ORG-25374

Contour Plot Improvement

Insert multiple levels and customize single level’s label style

• Insert… button to manually add multiple levels

  

• Single click on contour line twice to select that level. Mini toolbar shows to customize line, label and extract contour line’s coordinates of that level.

  

ORG-25610

Set different spacing gap for different sets of linked layers

For each set of linked layers, different spacing can be set

E.g. In the following graph, the column/bar width and gap in top (layer 1) and bottom panels (layer 2, 3&4) can be set to set differently.

1. Check Column/Bar/Box Gap Across Layers on Layers tab of Page level so column/bars in overlapped layers 2, 3&4 will be organized together.

2. Set Layer 2 to not be linked to layer 1. Set layer 3 and 4 to be linked to layer 2 with straight 1:1 x-axis. So there are two sets, Layer 1 vs Layers 2, 3&4

3. Pick plot in 1st layer and go to spacing tab to set column/bar width and gap.

4. Pick plot in 2nd layer (parent of 2nd set of linked layers) to set column bar width and gap of layer 2, 3&4.

@GALL=1 by default, 0 is for old behavior

Notice that we need to be enable Column/Bar/Box Gap Across Layers if want to share same spacing setting

In older versions, the spacing tab is only enabled for 1st layer in whole graph and it will affect all layers. If setting the column/bar width on top panel to be narrower, the bottom 2 columns will be very thin.

ORG-25147

Sunburst/Doughnut Improvements

Modify independent ring width in doughnut and sunburst plots

In doughnut or sunburst plots, set Group Edit Mode to be Independent and then select a single ring to set independent width.

The following settings dependent or not in Independent mode is controlled by system variable @PGI

0 (default) - dependent/shared.

1 - independent (it's rare since usually they will share same gap, rotation, etc).

• Horizontal Offset (sunburst and doughnut plots),

• Rotation group (sunburst plot)

• Doughnut group (sunburst and doughnut plot)

3D View group on the Pie Geometry tab of the Plot Details dialog are hidden in Origin 2023 since 3D doughnuts are not supported.
It is hidden to avoid confusion.

ORG-25537

Box chart Improvements

Set %c -hadj 0 to set no gap between half violin or split violin to center

Note: If it’s multiple layer graphs, it needs to be set for each layer.

ORG-25020

Color Each Data Point in Grouped Box Chart Types with data points showing

When plotting Grouped box chart with data points showing, Data Points Color by option is added.

Under Plot: Categorical menu, there are multiple variations of grouped box chart, e.g. Grouped Column - Scatter, Grouped Mean Bar - Indexed, Grouped Half Violin - Indexed, Grouped Half Box - Indexed, they all open plot_gboxindexed dialog. User can also change it by change the variations by Graph Theme dropdown list in the dialog.

As long as there is data points showing, Data Points Color by control will show for user to specify which column will be used to color the points.

The following graph also set legend to show Categorical Values so coloring info. show in legend.

ORG-25188

XY coordinates issues on special NetCDF

Support XY Coordinates Mapping on Matrix for heatmap plot

ORG-25567

Add Line Connect style such as Spline to 3D line symbol plots

In Line tab of 3D scatter plot/trajectory/vector, we can add Connect option on top of Style. dropdown could be Straight/Spline/B-Spline. Default is Straight. Spline/B-Spline should be same as Cubic Spline/B-Spline in interpxyz XF.

If it is not available to do analysis, data points will be connected with straight line.

It is not supported for 3D Ternary/Tetrahedral scatters plot.

ORG-25085

Gradient filled colormap bar

In Pattern tab, add More Colors option in Gradient Fill dropdown.

Select the More Colors option to show the Palette option.

For column/bar/histogram/area/ribbon/wall/waterfall plot, add checkbox By Y Value after gradient fill, enable when gradient fill is not none. For 3D Bar, the label could be By Z Value.

ORG-20843

Improvement of color scale object size

1. Support Color Scale Position in Color Scale Control dialog.

2. Support drag object edge to resize width of color bar.

ORG-25793

want specify 3D plane position by cell value named range

We support to use project scope named range for Percent/Value edit box

1. define project scope named range

2. make 3D plot, open PD dialog, go to layer level, planes tab, select one plane, then you can set at position=named range

3. named range also can be used as formula in 3d function plot

ORG-24709

Add distribution name and parameters to graph for histogram plot

Add checkbox Show Parameter Table on the right side of Curve Type in Distribution tab.

When the option is enable, parameter table will show on top-right corner of the graph, with curve type, parameter name and its value.

ORG-25249

Better default setting when exporting GeoTIFF files

Default GEO information setting Export image dialog when exporting as TIF file type

Default settings of exporting GeoTIFF in Export image dialog from both matrix and image window:

1. GT Model = Geodetic

2. EPSG = 4326

3. Angular Units = Degree

4. Linear Units = Meter

5. Vertical Units = Meter

ORG-25047

Matrix Export to Image to better support GeoTIFF

There is an option in the dropdown list and default to it if we detect matrix has that info.

Besides geo info, Origin will check file extension as well:

i.e. import *.jpg into image window, export dialog will default to jpg too. while matrix window does not now.

ORG-25589

Export Worksheet as Image Improvements

Ignore hidden rows, show border, etc.

• Empty rows at the bottom of the worksheet will be ignored when Export Area is set to Whole

• Added a border around sheet in exported image. System variable @ESB to set border width. 1(default) - to turn it on, > 1 will increase thickness, 0 will turn it off

ORG-24994

Preview button in Simple Graph Export dialog

Add preview button in expG2img dialog

Click the button will open the graph in internal preview tool.

• Zoom in/out by Ctrl+mouse wheel. Zoom % will show on bottom left corner of status bar at the bottom of Origin workspace.

• Drag to pan.

• Ctrl+W to reset

It does not support for SVG.

ORG-25269

Raster Export Misinterprets Middle Colors of Colormap Temperature Palette

Higher default color depth on export

BMP, PSD, TGA: from 256 colors to be 24-bit color.

PDF (Basic Object - Resolution): from 72 to be 96.

ORG-25240

Support export image, graph window as Video, GIF, TIFF

1. We support export multiple frames as TIF.

2. Export Browser Graph as Video or Multi-frame TIFF

3. Export Image Window All Frames as Video

1. When Image Type is set as tif and multiple pages are selected, there is checkbox "Export as multi-frames TIF file"

2. XF expg2video can be used and we can select type as AVI/GIF/TIFF.

3. Image window can be exported as AVI in cvExport dialog

ORG-25398

Excel Export supports cell formatting

Add checkbox “Export Cell Formats” in expExcel dialog

The following formats are included:

1. Font, including color and size

2. Cell color, including fill color

3. Cell alignment & merge

4. Numeric decimal places

Note: Excel and Origin has different syntax. For those not matching, it will not be supported. E.g. fraction in Origin will show as decimal in Excel.

ORG-25120

Import Export Issues with GeoTIFF in Image Window

Support export Multiframe TIF with GeoTIFF info

Export multiple frames tif file from image window will also export the GeoTIFF info like XY mapping.

ORG-25385

Folder and Window Navigation

Added features to folder management to make it easier to navigate folders, Seesaw (toggle folders) and add shortcuts, etc.

Folder & Windows toolbar added

• Folder Back: – go to previous folder

• Folder Forward – go to next folder

• Seesaw (Ctrl+Alt+X) – toggle between recent two folders

• Add shortcut to previous folder(Ctrl+Shift+F7) – add active window as shortcut to previous folder

• Add shortcuts from previous folder – bring up a dialog to add windows from previous folder as shortcuts in active folder

• Arrange Windows - arrange windows in current folder using <last used> theme

• Pin Window - Pin a window so it will be excluded when arrange windows

Menu and context menu added

• Window: Seesaw (Ctrl+Alt+X) menu

• Context menu by right-clicking window title to add shortcut to previous folder (Ctrl+Shift+F7)

• Right-click a window title to pin the window.

ORG-25422

Folder Notes

Add Notes for a folder in Project

• Right-click a folder in PE and choose Folder Note… to add folder notes.

  

• Hold Ctrl and hover the cursor over the folder to view folder notes with Origin rich text syntax

  

• Added System Variable @FNS to set default syntax for folder note. Default is 3 = Origin Rich Text

ORG-25498

Mini toolbar on folders in Project Explorer

Mini toolbar on folders on top panel of Project Explorer for common manipulation

If not current folder, click either folder icon or folder name will show the mini toolbar.

If it’s current folder, please click the folder icon part to show the mini toolbar. Click folder name will enter the rename folder mode.

The three buttons on the Mini toolbar are:

• Add/Edit Folder Note

• Duplicate Folder

• Open Folder Properties dialog

There are context menu for these as well when right clicking a folder.

ORG-25451

Default toolbar layout in Origin 2023

1. Put the Folder and Window toolbar on top, right above PE, and below the Standard toolbar, in the second row, and push the ones there to the right

2. Remove Arrow and Layout toolbar

ORG-25253

Arrange Window Improvements

More improvements are added such as include minimized window or exclude pinned window in window arrangement

• Checkbox to include Minimized window option in the Arrange Windows dialog

  

• Pin a window so it will be excluded when arranging windows — Right-click a window to pin it or click Pin Windows button on Folder and Windows toolbar.

  

ORG-24746

Improve Shortcuts to Show Pages from two folders

Add shortcuts of windows in another folder to activate the folder for comparison

Only windows in active folder show in workspace.

To compare windows in active folder with some windows in other folder:

1. Go to Project Explorer.

2. Right-click the non-active folder and choose Add Shortcuts…

3. It will open a dialog to pick the window types there to bring to the active folder as shortcuts.

4. Click OK.

5. Notice such windows in the other folder show as shortcuts (see Home button on title bar)

6. Afterwards, these shortcut windows can be deleted. Or right-click the folder in Project Explorer and choose Remove Shortcuts.

ORG-25423

More on Improve Shortcuts 2023

Window menu add new items for Shortcuts

1. Seesaw: Return to previous folder

2. Add Shortcut from Last Folder to Current Folder

3. Remove Shortcuts.

4. Added a new LabTalk Command:

   doc -rs; //remove only current folder's shortcuts

   doc -rsr; //this is from the menu and will remove sub-folder shortcuts as well.

ORG-25343

Restore window size

Window: Restore Window Size to restore window size and positions

After arranging window layout in a folder, a window may be temporarily or accidentally, moved or resized.

To return to the previous arrangement, select Window: Restore Window Size: (Ctrl+Shift+Z) to restore the window to original size and positon.

This also works to restore maximized or minimized child windows

ORG-25372

Tooltip on Menu Items

Show menu hint as tooltip and F1 for Help

• Support pressing F1 when mousing over menu item and toolbar buttons to open corresponding Help file. In the past user would need to open the tool first and then press F1 to open Help.

• When mousing menu item, tooltip shows. In the past when mousing over menu item, hint showed on Status bar at the bottom of Origin workspace. It’s far from the menu so user may not even notice it. Tooltip used to show only for toolbar buttons in Origin.

ORG-24937

Easier hot keys to zoom and scale in

Hold Z key, right-click and drag to change the scale.

Hold Z key, right-click and drag to change the scale.

• Right-click and drag up/down to rescale y-axis in/out.

• Right-click and drag right/left to rescale x axis in/out.

ORG-25453

Easier way to save window to project folder

Provide <Project Folder> in built-in File Path list of Save Window As… dialog

In the Save Window As dialog, click File Path list.

Two extra paths are added related to Project Path to easily save a window to same folder as the project file or a subfolder based in Project Explorer structure.

ORG-25448

Recent Project History

OriginProjHistory.txt in UFF

OriginProjHistory.txt created to list recent Origin files, e.g. project, graph, workbook, etc.

System variable @MHF=1000 (default) : max number of entries to keep

Set it to 0 or less to stop adding entries.

ORG-25528

Stop saving project as OPJ format

Only support saving as OPJU format

OPJ files saved in Origin 2023 will not be able to be opened in older versions that don’t support OPJU.

So we removed saving OPJ files from the menu and OriginC.

Old OPJ files can still be opened in 2023.

ORG-25442

Support decimal place customization of the result label of Graph Maker

Implemented support for adding number after * to set decimal places

ORG-25756

Add App Tutorial web page for app

add context menu for user to open App Tutorial web page

1. Rename “Open File Exchange Page“ context menu to “Open App Webpage“

2. Add “Open App Tutorial Webpage“ context menu to open App Tutorial page, if tutorial is not existing, origin will open Request App Tutorial page, user can easily to post request if needing tutorial for complex app.

ORG-25432

Change OPJU File Type to Origin Project

Change OPJU File Type to Origin Project

In Origin 2022b and earlier versions, File>Open dialog, users are not sure which file type is the Origin project file because currently OPJU files are listed as “Unicode Origin Graph”, which is confusing.

In Origin 2023 version, opju and oggu show as “Origin Project”; while opj and ogg still shows as “Origin Graph“.

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